On Wednesday, May 21, 2025, Arts and Letters held its annual Ceremonial at the Church of the Intercession in Washington Heights, New York City, and inducted 24 new members and presented awards in Architecture, Visual Art, Literature, and Music. Literature Member Caryl Phillips delivered the keynote Blashfield Address, entitled Why Read?, and our highest awards were presented to Alice Aycock, Don DeLillo, Louise Erdrich, and Wendy Lesser.